Pupil Premium money is additional funding which is allocated to schools to be used to support children who belong to groups which are vulnerable to underachievement. This includes children who are entitled to free school meals and children who are looked after by the local authority. The purpose of this funding is to accelerate progress and raise attainment.
We want to make sure as many eligible pupils as possible are claiming their free school meals. Use the link below to access the Nottinghamshire County Council Free School Meal web page.
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The application process will use the Department for Education’s free school meals eligibility checking system to determine eligibility.
To apply, you will need to register and provide:
If you are unable to apply online please contact us on 0300 500 80 80 or complete an application form
For the financial year 2023-2024, BHPS received £64,000 in Pupil Premium funding.
The amount of money allocated to schools under Pupil Premium is clearly identifiable. It is, however, at the discretion of the school to decide how it is spent, since they are in the best position to assess what intervention strategies or additional support will be most effective to support their individual pupils to make progress. The provision to which funds have been allocated has been decided based on rigorous research about interventions which have the most impact. The Education Endowment Fund (EEF) Teaching and Learning Toolkit has been used to prioritise spending based on potential impact. We also look at best practice in other successful schools.
All schools are required to report on the amount of funding received, how this is being used, and the impact of any work done.
Our intention is that all pupils, irrespective of the challenges they face, make good progress and achieve attainment across all areas of the curriculum. The focus of our pupil premium strategy is to support disadvantaged pupils to achieve that goal, including progress for those pupils who are already high attainers.
Bramcote Hills Primary School is committed to helping all children achieve their potential. We believe that through our SPARK curriculum and the provision of outstanding teaching, we inspire children to love learning by providing ‘stimulating’ opportunities and ’purposeful’ challenges. We encourage our children to achieve through ‘relevant’ experiences that evoke curiosity and engage them in ‘aspirational’ learning. We believe that the highest possible standards can only be achieved by having the highest expectations and equity for ‘all’ learners. Some children from disadvantaged backgrounds, require additional support; therefore, we will use all the resources available to help them reach their full potential.
High quality teaching is at the heart of our approach, with a focus on areas in which disadvantaged pupils require the most support. This is proven to have the greatest impact on closing the attainment gap and will benefit all pupils in our school. Implicit in the intended outcomes detailed below is the intention that non-disadvantaged pupils’ attainment will be sustained and improve alongside progress of their disadvantaged peers.
Our approach will be responsive to common challenges and individual needs, rooted in robust diagnostic assessment, not assumptions about the impact of disadvantage. The approaches we adopt complement each other to help pupils to excel.
To prioritise spending, we have adopted a tiered approach to define our priorities and ensure balance.
Our tiered approach comprises three categories:
Within each category, we have chosen two or three interventions. This focused approach ensures the best chance of success for each intervention.
Good and Outstanding teaching is the most important lever schools have to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Using Pupil Premium to improve teaching quality benefits all pupils and has a particularly positive effect on children eligible for Pupil Premium.
Our priority at BHPS is to ensure that a highly effective teacher is in front of every class, and that every teacher is supported to keep improving. Regular, high quality CPD is central to this.
At BHPS we consider carefully how staff are deployed to provide specific targeted support either in a one to one or small group situation.
At BHPS we aim to focus on the most significant non-academic barriers to success in school, including attendance, ensuring a sense of belonging and a thirst for learning.
All PP children are involved in at least 2 extra-curricular activities and attend all trips and residential visits.
We want to make sure as many eligible pupils as possible are claiming their free school meals. Use the link below to access the Nottinghamshire County Council Free School Meal web page.
Free school meals and milk | Nottinghamshire County Council
The application process will use the Department for Education’s free school meals eligibility checking system to determine eligibility.
To apply, you will need to register and provide:
If you are unable to apply online please contact us on 0300 500 80 80 or complete an application form